In just 10 days, we have a new world DDR5 memory OC world record holder, who is a whopping 100+ MHz ahead of the previous world record.
CENS Crosses 13,300 MT/s Using G.Skill Trident Z5 on ROG Maximus Z890 Apex, Securing Number One Position on the HWBot DDR5 OC Leaderboard
Hardly 10 days passed, and we have another world record on DDR5 memory overclocking. It's getting crazier every week, and breaking memory speed world records has never been this fast. This time, the German overclocker "CENS" took the crown with his configuration, consisting of the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K installed on the ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 APEX motherboard and the G.Skill Trident Z5 24 GB DDR5 memory module.
We previously saw that most world records were achieved using the GIGABYTE Z890 AORUS Tachyon ICE motherboard, but the Z890 APEX isn't that behind either. The motherboard helped CENS achieve a staggering 6661.4 MHz or 13,322.8 MT/s, which is nearly a 111 MHz increase in speed. So, the gap is even higher between the second and the third highest DDR5 speeds as seen on the HWBot leaderboard.
The memory frequency is validated on CPU-Z as well, and confirms that there is no change in the latency timings vs the previous several world records. So, we have the same CL68-127-127-127-2 but with a higher memory speed, which is an impressive feat. The overclocker shared a pic of his setup that utilized liquid nitrogen cooling for both the CPU and the memory.
With such a rate, we expect to hit 13,500 MT/s very soon, and it doesn't appear to be impossible to hit 14,000 MT/s in the near future. Motherboards are getting better, and so are the memory modules. Considering we will soon be getting faster Intel Core Ultra Refresh CPUs with a better memory controller, and also newer SK Hynix die-based memory chips, I think reaching 14,000 MT/s shouldn't be that hard now.
News Source: @skatterbencher
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